Oil-can.



`J. S. PFREMMER. OIL GAN. APPLICATION FILED mm3, 1911.

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OrneyS ferred form of the invention has been shown.

lditiihitii JOSEPH S. PFREMMER, OF DARES, NORTH DAKOTA. ASSCGNOR 0F ONEHALF TO HANSJ.'

. JOHNSON, 0F OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA. Y

.OIL- GAN.

Specification of Lettersratent. tngiiaemid tgplw', 1311 Application filed .Tune 3, 1511i. Serial No. 630,989.4

" h ail whom it may concern:

ABe it known that l, J osEPH S. PrnnMMnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakes, in the county lof Dickey and State oit 1North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Oil-Can, ot' which the following is a specification. ff-- This invention relates to oil cansfits principal object being to provide an attachment adapted to be used with the reservoirs of oil cans ot' any standard makes, said attachment constituting means for preventing oil from leaking through the spout of the can should the can be inverted or placed on its side.

Another object is to provide an attach- `ment of this character adapted to open when the bottom of the oil.c'ontainer is pressed inwardly for the purpose of cjecting oil through the spout.

Another object is to provide an attaclinient of this character which is cheap to manufacture and which can be readily placed in position Within the oil container of a can.

lVith the `foregoing and other objects in view which Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the corn bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described a nd claimed, it being understood that changes in the'precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accol'npanying drawings the pre In said drawings :-F igure l is a side elevation of the attachment, the same being shown in position within the oil container of a can, said container being broken away. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the attachment in section and the valve in its normal position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the valve being shown unseated.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A designates an oil container which may be of any standard make and which hasl a llexible metallic bottoni B adapted .to loe pressed inwardly, as ordinarily, when oil is to be ejected therefrom. Moreover said container has the usual tubular extension or boss C interiorly screw threaded and adapted to be engaged hy the spout of the oil can.

The .structure constituting the iresent inoutvvardly, as indicated in Figs. il and vention consists of a spoutl, having a head adgacent the large end thereof and troni which progects a 'tubular nipple 3 exteriorly screw threaded so as to engage the threadsi within 'the boss C. 'rlhisyniliiple 3 has `a threaded here i in the end portion thereof and in which is detaehably secured a tubular extension 5. Said extension is reduced in diameter at. its tree end so as to :form a. guide 'tor a valve stem (3. A. valve 7 is located at one end of this stern and' normally bears upon that. end of the extension 5 located within the nipple 3 so as to close coinmunication between the extension and the spout l. .The other end of the stem has a head 8 thereon and a spring 9 is coiled about; the extension and bears at one end upon tl if head 8 and at its other end against an annular flange 'l0 lorn'ied on the extension Inlet openings ll lare formed in the extenn sion close to the nipple 3 and serve tc innintain ooiinnunication between the interior oii the extension and the container A.

It will be apparent that the spring t), pressing onV the head 8 holds the flexible bottom VB of the container normally pre d 7 valve 7 being thus held upon its seat. iii/'hen it is desired to lill the can the nipple 3 is unscrewed from the boss C and the extension 5 Withdrawn trom the container' through the opening in the boss. Said container is then lilled through said opening after wh ich and nipple 3 are reinserted the extension o into the container and secured by screwing said nipple into the boss C. As the valve is normally upon its seat, it will be apparent Vthat the can can be inverted or tilted with` ont any danger of a portion of its contents being discharged through the spout. Whenever it is desired to expel oil from the can, the bottom B is pressed inwardly as ordinarily thus forcing head 8 against the stress ot' spring t) and causing the valve 7 to be unseated. At the same time the pressure of the bottom B upon the oil will cause a pon tion of the oil to he expelled through the openings il and into the tubular extension 5, and thence. past the opened valve 7 into the spout l. i

lt is to he leiders-toed that the spout and.

the parts eomn-icted thereto are to be placed on the market as a complete article lo he attached to any ordinary oil container in iieu ot' the usual spout provided therefor.

That is claimed is:- y

A valve attachment for oil cans,' including a spout having an eXteriorly screw threaded 5 tubular head for engagement with a Cnn, a tubular extension detachubly secured at one end Within the head and having valve seat, said extension being provided with inlet openings and having its free end reduced, a valve Within the head, a stem guided by the 1 extension and projecting therebeyond, a head upon the outer end of the stem, un unnulur flange upon the extension and adjaits ends against the huige and the head of the stem.

In testimony Lhat I eluini the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH S. PFREMMER.

YVitnesses H. E. DADY, O. H. KRouoN. 

